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Cobb budget panel hasn't solved deficit problem

By Ty Tagami
June 16, 2011

A budget panel appointed by the Cobb County Commission has not found a way to plug the $15 million gap in the pending 2012 fiscal year budget, according to the panel chairman.

Marietta accountant Brett McClung said the panelists tapped by the commission to recommend cost-saving measures will likely suggest more scrutiny "in specific areas where we believe there may be more efficiencies."

The group met behind closed doors this week and will meet again Wednesday before a presentation to the commission on June 28, McClung said.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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